Qantas’s fight with the AFR is off course for a progressive brand

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No brand upside for the Qantas battle with the AFR

Image: Midjourney | Prompt: “A comically angry Alan Joyce, boss of Qantas, in his office, waving his fist at a copy of The Australian Financial Review newspaper on his desk. His face is red with anger. Behind him is an airport runway, with battered old Qantas planes lined up. All drawn in a colourful cartoon style” AI can’t do fingers (or planes) yet

Tim Burrowes writes:

In the last few days, outgoing Qantas boss Alan Joyce has thrown his toys out of the pram.

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